Target Age Group: Young students in early elementary school
Objective: VEX GO introduces robotics to young learners through fun, collaborative, and simple challenges. Using colorful and easy-to-handle components, students build and program basic robots. The focus is on foundational STEM skills, problem-solving, and teamwork.
Game Theme: While not competitive at the global level like the other VEX categories, VEX GO activities align with the "High Stakes" theme by introducing simplified versions of the tasks, such as moving objects or simple coding challenges, to encourage learning and excitement.
Target Age Group: Elementary to middle school students
Objective: The VEX IQ Challenge provides a more complex robotics experience, where students design, build, and program robots to complete a series of tasks on a field. In the 2025-2026 season, the "Rapid Relay" game involves teams programming their robots to launch balls into targets, pass them between alliance robots, and score points by accurately hitting targets.
Educational Focus: The VIQC emphasizes learning core robotics principles, coding, and strategic thinking. It also fosters teamwork as students collaborate to optimize their robots for the tasks.